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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-26
A New Comet Discovered.

Boston, January 25.-A cable message
received yesterday from DR.. Kruger, OF the
European Union of Astronomers, an
nounces the discovery of comet on July
18th, by DR.. Thorne. director OF the OBJ
servatory at Cornova, South America. The
comet, which was probably observed thr ee
days ago at Melbourne, was in constella.
ton Grus (the crane). DR.. Thorne an
nounces that it will become very brilliant:
and that it will resemble in character the
great comet of 1880, which was first an
nounced by DR.. Gould, then director OF the
same observatory.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-26
Innocent Bows in Prison

MILWAUKEE, January 25.-Three years
ago next May Mahlone Mccullough and
William Puetz, two boys connected with
some of the leading families OF Bay View,
were sen. to the State prison for three
years upon being convicted of stabbing
August Grath, street car driver. To-day
Father Kicker, pastor of st. Anthony
church, announces that the boys are inno-
cent, and that the guilty man had made
himself known to him through the conies-
sional. He refuses, however, to divulgs the
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Foreign.
Struck q Snag.

WASHINGTON, January 24.-The support
ers of the Pacific Railroad funding bill have
struck snag. Mr.. Elliott, the government
actuary, has written letter which shows
that the computation as to the Hoar bill
gives this result: The third section of the
bill would not merely give the corporations
all they now owe the government, but a
large sum besides as bonus. The third
section proposes: :
upon any anticipated payment of said
bonds of redemption the secretary OF the
treasury is hereby authorized and directed
to abate from said bonds interest from the
date OF such payment to the maturity
thereof at the rate OF per cent per an:
num-"
Mr.. Elliott points out that if this bill
should become law the corporations
could borrow money at once enough to an
ticipate their whole debt and get under the
terms of the bill, not only all their money
back, but great deal more besides.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-26
Insured His Life for 1915, 600.

New York, January 23.-A conference
was held to-day of representatives of insur-
ance companies and mutual protective
organizations who hold policies on the life
OF John Tyler, whose suicide occurred
lately. The amount of the policies aggre-
gate $315, 900. The beneficiaries were near
acquaintances of Tyler. Policies amount
ing to $135,OOO were represented at the
meeting. The secretary reported that
Tyler, in ten applications stated that he
was a commission merchant, in ten cases
that he was broker and in one that he
Was merchant. He had given various
addresses and in many cases his benetici-
aries had paid the premium. Abel Crook,
R. Vernon and L. C.Whiton were appointed
a committee to raise fund for an investi-
CATION into Tyler's life and habits, and his
reasons for getting out the policies.
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- Special to THE MINER
From the Cattle Range.

FT. SHAW, M. T., January 24.-Last
night the storm was general, extending
through Augusta, Choteau, Gorham, Chest
nut. Sun River and this section. From
one to four inches of snow fell. This
morning a strong wind from the northwest
sprung up and lasted until about noon. It
was succeeded by southwest wind, which
is now prevailing. Cattle are getting along
very we'll and cheering reports are still
coming in. Gorham reports the ranges
have been clear of snow until last night,
when about one inch fell. Cattle and
sheep in that section are doing g'well. and
but small losses are reported. Some few
cattle have drifted into the bottoms, but 3
general summing up shows very small
percentage OF losses, and the situation so
far looks very promising throughout the
different sections heard from.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-26
Jesse James Still Lives.

ALBUQUERQUE. N. NJ, January 25.-The
Democrat tomorrow morning publishes a
strange story that Jesse James is not dead
but is living in the wilds of Arizona. near
Phenix. The article is based on an inter
view with a reliable gentleman direct from
the home OF Jesse James enroute to the
Pacific Coast, who offers q chain of cir.
cunstantial evidence most convincing that
the alleged assassination at St. Joseph,
Mo-, was all g. ruse.
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Pass the First and Kill the Second.

WASHINGTON, January 25. - Senator
Morgan, OF Alaba ma, introduced an amend
ment to the bill to create a department of
agriculture, and providing for the transfer
of the signal servics to the civic authority.
Senator Beck's bill, introduced to-day,
to amend the oleomargarine act SO as to
reduce the annual tax on wholesale dealers
in oleomargarine from $3.50 to S1OO and
the license tax on retail dealers from S4S
to $12 per annum, the license tax on man
ufacturers of it to be left unchanged.
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Four Children Cremated.

P1r1sBuRa, January 25.-The Commercial
Gazette, Oil City, Pa. special says: The
residence of H. L. Ross, at Fern City.
by fire this afternoon and his four children
cremated. The mother left the children in
the house while she weut on an errand and
when she returned the house was in flames.
All efforts to save the little ones were un-
availlng, rs entrance to the upper floors
was cut off. When the flames were extin-
guished the charred and blackened trunks
OF the four children were found in the ruins.
The eldest child was eight years old and
the youngest was unable to walk. It is
supposed that they set fire to the house
while playing. The parents are crazed with
grief
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printing, ETC., was referred to Ways and
Means Committee.
The following measures were passed: A
bill authorizing the Governor to execute q
bond for arms for the militia. A joint men,
orial praying for the reduction of the Fort
Buford military reservation. A bill amend
ing probate practice act relating to success.
sion to estates.
In Committee of the Whole an amend
ment to the branding law was considered,
and with few changes, was recommended
for passage.
Adjourned
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-26
Charged With Robbery and Murder.

CHICAGO, January 25.-The preparations
OF the great Rock Island train robbery trial,
which directly charges Henry Schwartz, a
former brakeman OF the road, with the
crime commences to-day. He will have to
answer indictments for robbery and for the
murder of Messenger Nichols. Schwartz
was arrested here some time ago and jailed
on the charge of bigamy. The fact OF his
having been a Rock Island brakeman di.
rected suspicion against him as the perpe-
traitor oi the robbery and murder.
Schwartz. however, defied anyone to prove
his connection with the affair. To-day
his bail was fixed at $4,000, and the
prisoner had hardly breathed free air be-
fore he was rearrested by two officers hold
ing capiases showing Schwartz indicted by
grand jury Of Grundy County for murder
and robbery. Schwartz was hustled to the
depot and taken by special Rock Island
train to Morris, Ills., where he will be ex-
amined tomorrow. Remarkable efforts
were made by his attorneys to get him
safely from jail after signing the bond, but
the sheriff personally delayed his departure
until the capias could be served.
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Newspaper Preparing for War.

New YORK, January 25.-Vanderpool,
the war correspondent Of the Paris Figaro,
who served that paper in the Russo-Tu
ish and other campaigns, and who is at
present in this city, received a cablegram
from the Figaro to-day, saying that war
is imminent and inevitable, and ordering
him to sail for Paris not later than Febru-
arY 1st,
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE KILLED,
COngresSiOnalEA Cur Congressman
Floods in the East-FOreign
News, Etc.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate,

Dawes, from the Conference Committe,
on the bill to provide for the allotment o
lands in severalty to Indians on the vari
GUS reservations, and to extend the protec
ton of the laws OF the United States anG
of the Territories over Indians, made g
report.
Dolph inquired whether the limit 81
twenty years, fixed as the time before
which the lands owned by the Indians
could be alienated, had been reduced.
Dawes replied that it had not been. The
time limiting the power Of alienation had
not been reduced; on the contrary the
President was authorized to extend the
limit in particulars. As soon as the indi.
| vidual Indian took up his allotment, he
was to have a patent, which patent would
be held by the Government for twenty five
years, at the end of which time he was to
get patent in fee. After further explana-
| tien the conference report was agreed to.
Blair moved to lay aside unfinished busi-
ness, and to take up the proposed woman
suffrage constitutional amendment. Car
ried, 25 to 16.
Before proceeding with the consideration
of the suffrage amendment the chair an
nounced his signature to the Interstate
Commerce Bill.
Senator Allison presented the conference
report on the Army Appropriation bill
and stated that most of the amendments
were formal and that the total amount
appropriated is $23, ,71S, being $685.
33S less than the appropriation of last
year.
Hawley thought this was good oppor-
tunity to inquire of Allison what had be-
sion.
Allison suggested that Dawes, Chairman
OF he Conference Committee on that bill,
could axplain that matter best.
Dawes said the Conference Committee on
the Fertilization Bill had held two or
three sittings during the last session and
had been unable to agree. Immediately on
the assem- bling OF this session a Conferer-
ence Committee had been called together
aud has had several meetings without
being able as yet to agree. He was not
certain that it would be proper for him to |
state what the difference was. There was
shape there would be an early agreement |
The differences seemed to be radical. They |
seemed to be between doing substantially |
nothing and appropriating SIS, 900, 900 and |
sc. 100000 to begin work. He thought
chat if the Conference Committee could be |
induced to establish new bureau for the
purpose of executing the law good deal of
difficulty could be got over. The Confer
'nce report on the Army Appropriation
Bill was then agreed to.
WASHINGTON. January 25.-Ths vote on
he Blair Woman Suffrage Constitutional
amendment bill tonight was: For, 16;
lgainst, 81.
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Sticks to Home Rule.

LONDON, January 24.-Mr. Gladstone
has prepared a resolution affirming the
general principles of home rule, which
Chamberlain and Trevelyn will be asked
to accept on the resumption OF the Glad
stonian- -Unionist conference. If the Radi-
cal Unionists accede to the resolution it
will be propos ed in the House OF Commons
at the earliest possible moment in the
cominp session.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-26
CONDENsDD TELEGRAMS
Foreign.

II is reported at London that the deam
or Nethine, Capt. Hummel. from Sander
land January 1st for Baltimore, has been
abandoned at sea.
Under the Landstrum bill 1S5 bahllions,
consisting OF 1000 men each, will be
formed in Austria and that territorial
batalions will be created.
The Hawaiian Gazette, of Honolulu. says
that a new island has been discovered in
the Pacific Ocean in latitude I degree 25
minutes south, longitude 143 degrees 26
minutes east. 1t is two and half miles
long and tree covered. The Gazstte says
it has been named Allison, but by whom
discovered or named it is not stated.
The London Daily News processes to
know that there is extreme danger OF war.
1t says tho government is alarmed on &C
count of it's having heard that Germany js
likely within a few days to ask France
what means her military movements on
the frontier.
The government is willing to grant am
nesty to Gorilla and other political exiles
provided their friends can induce them to
return to Spain. It is believed Gorilla will
agree to accept the governments offer.
Domestic.
The Lorillard strikers at Jersey City,
have expressed their intention to 60 back
to work to-day (Monday). The firm will
not increase the wages, and proposes to re-
duce the working force OF the factory 10 OF
Is per cent, thus throwing out Of employ
ment 300 or 400 of the strikers. About
500 hands were at work Saturday.
Ths:: ::consignees of the British steamship
Cranbrook, Capt. Smith, which sailed from
Newport, England, November 80, with
], 800 tons of steel blooms for Philadelphia,
have given her up as lost, together with the
crew of thirty men.
A daughter was born to Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Whitney. at Washington
Sunday morning. Mother and child doing
finely.
Explosion on the west bound Louisville
& Nashville passenger train this morning
at Carmi, ILL.,. killed the engineer and fire.
man, injured several others and wrecked
the entire train.
Specials to the Boston Post from the
mana gers OF the leading clearing honses in
the United States, show the gross clearings
Tor the week ending January 22, to be ST.
OO9, ,O55, 1873, an increase of Is per cent.
over the same period last year.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-26
BRANDING A CONGRESSMAN,
King, Of Louisiana, Called q Cur, and
Does Not Resent 1t.

King, of Louisiana, Called Cur, and
Does Not Resent 1t.
WASHINGTON, January 25.-There was q
highly exciting scene in the barber shop at
Wizards Hotel early this evening, in which
General J. Floyd King, the Representative
in Congress from the Fifth Louisiana Dis
trict, and Cuthbert B. Jones were the prin-
cpal figures. The feud between the two
men is OF the deadliest character. Jones
ascribes to King not only the responsible
ity for his failure to be appointed to a
South American consulate to which he
aspired, but for sentiments printed about
his family. General King repudiates the
interview in which the ladies of the Jones
household, and notably CutEbert jones'
mother, were SO outrageously referred to:
but the correspondent who sent out the
story insists that it had been given by
General King in word and line as printed,
and Jones' rested his case UPON the cores
pondents statement. From that the feel
ings between the two men has been exceed
ingly grave, aud there have been other
times when Jones at the sight of King has
lost control OF himself and manifested a
desire to chastise his enemy. This evening
they met face to face in the barber shop.
King was lying nutstretched in chair
when approached by Jones. Jones carried
his right hand in his overcoat pocket and
looked trife wicked. At the sound OF
Jones' voice King turned his head in that
direction and when Jones advanced King
sat up in the BARRIERS chair. His face was
extremely pale and his manner nervous.
The barber suspended operations, and step
ping aside left the view unobstructed. "And
so you are in town again you curl" said
Jones.
King made no reply, but looked intently
at Jones. Jones then began and for fully
five minutes applied epithet after epithet
OF the most insulting description to King,
insisting between times that even King
owed it to himself to take some notice of
abuse, but King uttered not word nor
made the slightest demonstration. He re-
mained sitting bolt upright in his chair, his
face CHASTITY pale and his fingers nervously
playing on the chairs arms. Finally, when
he was persuaded that he could not pro-
woke King to make hostile demonstra-
ton, Jones said: "Well, I'll leave you to
your reflections, and please remember that
at any time you may desire satisfaction
you have only to address me at my resi-
dence and shall be happy to accord it,"
Jones then left the shop. In a few moments
General King followed, taking carriage at
the door for his hotel.
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Perilous VOYAGE.

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, January 23.-A
sewer, quarter of a mile in length, rum
ming under this town, forms part of
Muddy creek, which, during thaws in the
winter, is swollen into a rushing river OF
large volume and which empties into
the Niagara river over the precipice near
the whirlpool. This river was running
fifteen miles an hour last evening, when q
child, aged 3 years. who was seated on a
hand sled, slid into it. Her sister Blanch,
aged 10 years, jumped in after her, and
both were swept into the water. A rush
was made for the other end of tho sewer,
and men. secured by ropes, jumped into the
water and waited for the children to ap-
pear. Both appeared, and when taken out
were apparently lifefess, but after much
difficulty both were resuscitated. Tne
children were in the water ten minutes,
most OF the time submerged.
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Funeral of Mrs, Voorhe es.

WASHINGTON, January 23.-The furral
OF Mrs. VOORHEES,, wife OF Senator Vor
hees, took place from her late residene in
this city this afternoon. Rev. DR.. bon
ard, rector of St. Johns Episcopal Ch rch
conducted the service. Among the 1any
handsome floral offerings sent by frieIls ol
the deceased. was pillow from Mrs
Cleveland. At 8 o'clock the remain were
taken to the Baltimore 4 Ohio dept to
be conveyed to Terre Haute, indiana their
last resting place. All the membersDf the
family in Washington excepting thewife Of
Delegate Voorhees,, of Washington Terri
tory, left on the train bearing the body
and will accompany the remains to In
diana
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Dynamiter'S Deviltry.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 25.-A dynamite
cartridge exploded on the track between
the car and dummy OF a train on the Geary
street railroad last night breaking piece
of iron out OF tho car wheel six inches In
length. A number OF passengers we're on
the dummy and the inside OF the car at tho
time. None were injured.
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Tonnossee's Now Senator.

NASHVILLE, January 25.-Ex.Governor
VIM. B. Bate, the nominee of the Demo-
cratic caucus, was to-day elected United
States Senator by the legislature in joint
convention. The vote was: Bate, 81;
Arch W. Hughes (Rep.), As; James D. Por-
tor, 1; Colyer, 16,
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SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
Proceedings Of the Territorial Lexis.
1ature- Reports From the
Stock Ranges.
Council.

HELENA, January 22.-Petitions wert
Received from Silver Bow, praying for loca
option and better protection to women.
The Committee on Labor and Education
having under consideration the Governors
suggestion to loan the proceeds OF half a
million in school lands for educational
purposes, think the scheme impracticable
at present, and advise deferment Of manual
training and normal schools until the
school lands are turned over to the Terri.
tory and disposed Of, for which they will
soon offer q memorial to Congress.
NOTICES.
Collins-Relating to the punishment oi
receivers OF stolen goods; also creating the
office of public examiner to examine banks,
accounts of county officers, and to provide
a uniform system OF keeping books Of all
counties.
Kennedy Relating to erection OF cattle
guards and fencing railroads.
INTRODUCED.
Kennedy-In relation to posting estrays,
providing the cattle are found at large be-
tween March and December be deemed es-
trays. The finder must file sworn descrip-
ton at the County Recorders Office and
advertise. At the end of two years they
may be sold to pay expenses; balance sub.
ject the claim of the owner. Only free
holders to be entitled to take up estrays.
Richards oviding that County and
Territorial Treasurers shall deposit public
moneys in the local bank offering the high
eat rate OF interest; said interest to accrue
to the public fund. The bill at great length
provides that the banks shall give bonds,
make quarterly reports, etc.
Adjourned.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-26
Another "Boodleite" in Court

NEW YORK, January 24.-The trial OF
John O'Neill, the third of the indicted al
dermen of the "boodle" board of 1854.
was begun to-day. The entire session OF
the court was consumed in the work OF
selecting jurors. When an adj djournment
was taken the panel was full, but was sub
ject to further challenges.
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to THE MINER
Indian Negotiations.

FoRT BENTON, January 24.-The result OF
the negotiations between the commission
and the Belknap Indians is now definitely
ascertained to be that the Indians accept
that tract OF land included between q line
from mouth of Snake creek to west end of
Little Rocky mountains, thence east along
the summit to the head of Beaver creek,
thence north to the mouth of Peoples
creek, thence following Milk river to point
Of beginning. Consideration, $115,OOO
per annum for ten years.
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to THE MINER
Free From the Chinese,

LIVINGSTON, January 22.-The citizens
of this phase to-day ordered and made
leave every Chinaman within the city
limits. Thirteen took the evening train
for Bozeman and two the same train for
Helena. The citizens took this action to
get rid OF the opium dens, which were run
by the Cinnamon, a man having died Fri
day from the effects OF opium smoking.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-26
"a Little Cranky"

WASHINGTON, January 25.-The hearing
in the Emmons' lunacy case was resumed
to-day. Worth Spates, 81 lawyer, OF Balti-
more, testified to meeting and knowing
Mrs. Emmons in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in
1879. He said he first met her at a liter
ary gathering. where she read an original
paper not able for it's brilliancy. He met
her frequently after that, and had seen her
since and conversed with her. He said he
met and had seen her at this trial. and had
not observed any material change in her.
She was, he said, always regarded AS a
little cranky. Recently she would drive a
faster horse than other people, and dress
more stylishly. On cross examination,
Spates said he never knew her to do any
thing at Cheyenne that any lady should be
ashamed of. She was regarded as brill
liant equestrienne, and as brilliant woman
mentally. She used to ride through the
streets attended by ten or dozen hounds.
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Helena Independent, 22d: The manage
ment OF the Northern Pacific has lately
made regulation, that on it's road GER
tificate of good standing in the Order Of
Railroad Conductors is practically equiva-
lent to pass and that members of that
promotion. Similar concessions have been
sometims enjoyed by the Brotherhoods of
Engineers and Firemen. All these orders
enjoy great privileges from railroads by
reason OF their just and equitable princi-
pies.
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A Pinkerton Man Roughly Handled.
Interesting Reading for Butteites.

CHICAGO, January 23.-The following crop
summary will appear in this weeks issue
OF the Farmers Review: Heavy rains,
which set in on the night OF January 21st,
prevailed throughout nearly the entire win.
ser wheat belt, and in Ia ying bare the wheat
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LONDON, January 23.-Right Hnorable
Henry Campbell -Bannerman, LibeRl men,
Der OF Parliament and formerly Oief Sec
retary for Ireland, in speech atCabross,
near Invsrkeithing, Scotland, on saturday,
granted to Ireland, Parnell would be the
Conservative leader in the Irish Parlia-
ment, supported by the Government and
the landlords. while ParnelPs present i'd.
jutants would lead the opposition.
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Deserving Her August.

CHICAGO. January 23.-Mrs. Van zandt
is quoted to day as saying: "My daughter
and are going to Europe. We shall pro.
ceed to Paris and take up our residence
there. 1t is our plan to remain in Paris
until decision is reached in the ease oi
Spies,"